Brake-beam support



Feb. 21, 1928.

' E. G. BUSSE BRAKE BEAM SUPPORT Filfid 00? 11, 1924 .Zhuerziar 562106224. 516766 M awn/a4 4,

Patented Feb. 21, 1928. I v

as. PATIENT orriesrrsn STA nnwrn G. BUSSE, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. assienong ro omoaeo RAILWAY EQUIP- MENT COMPANY, orcnicaoo, inmnorsa CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

BRAKE-BEAM sorrozs'r.

Application filed October 11 1924. Serial No. 743,134. I

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in brake beam supports, and the objects of I simple and efficient support for brake beams which can be easily installed and can vbe economically manufactured.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a brake beamsupport having a track member pivotally supported at one end and having'its opposite end releasably supported whereby said member when released can be swung on its pivot to permit ready access to the brake beam. Other objects of the invention are to'provide automatic means for-engaging and locking the free end of said track member in operative position. I

With these and other objects in view,'my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- I Figure 1 is a side elevati'onal view of one form of my invention. Figure 2 is an end elevationalview of the same.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of a modified .form of-my invention.

Figure 4 is an end elevational view of same. 7

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of another modified form of'my invention. Figure 6 isa side elevational view of a modified form showing automatic means for lockin the freeend of the trackmember in position. 1 Figure 7 is a vertical cross sect-ion taken on line 77 of Figure 6.

-Figure 8 shows a modified form of lockingmeans. p

Figure 9 1s a vertical cross-section taken on line 99 of Figure 8.

In the present inventionthe support con-'. sists of two members one of which is permanently fixed to apart of a car truck and overhangs the brake beam and the other one of said members is disposed under the brake beam and has oneend pivotally supported, preferably by the first member, and has its opposite end held in operative position by a suitable locliing' device which is'preferably carried by the car truck part.

'Beferringby numerals to the accompanying drawings, 10 indicates a car truck part the invention are to provide a such as a spring plank, 11 designates a compression member or rear end of a brake beam, and 12 a tension member or forward end of a brake beam. l

A supporting member 1 1, preferably of rigid construction, isfiXed to tlieupper face of said spring plankzand extends over and abovesthe brake beam and terminates in a tubularportion 15 in which is mounted a pin 16. This pin forms a pivotal mounting for the outer end 17 of a track or supportmember 18 which extends under said brake beam and has its rear end 19 secured by a pin 20 to one end 21 of a bracket22'which is secured to the underside of thespring plank. Pin 20 is removably disposed in end 21 and can be removed, thereby releasing end 19 of. member 18 so that the latter can be moved or swung away from the brake beam. Pins 18 and 20 are preferably locked against displacement by cotter pins 2 1. Member 18 pin 29 which is removably carried by -'a bracket 30. r

The form. shown in Figures 6 and 7 dis closes an automatic means for locking and;

supporting the free end 31 of a track member 32. This means consists of a that spring member 34 secured at .85" to an extension 36 of a bracket 37 and having its upper portion- 3 1 bent'away from bracket 37 and engaging the underside of end 31 of track member 32. Thus the track member 32 is locked in operative position when moved upwardly toward the spring plank and'to release the same, spring 34 is pressed toward bracket- 37, thereby freeing end 31 so that member 32 can swing downwardly with pin 16 as the pivot.

In the form shown in Figures 8 and 9, a track member 38 is pivotally supportedat one end by a resilient supporting member 39'. which latter is fixed'to the upper face of spring'plank 10. The free end 10 of member 38 is adapted to be engaged by an' upwardlypresented portion 41 of a horizontally disposed member 42 which is slidably mounted in a housing 44 carried by the underside of the spring plank. A coil spring 45 is arranged in said housing and one end of said spring rests against a. stationary plate 46 carried by the inner end of said' housing and the opposite end of said spring bears against a follower plate 47 which is:

carried by member 42 and rests against a shoulder 42 formed thereon. Thusmember 42 1s yield ngly movable in one direction to displace portion 41, whereby member 38 can be moved into-and held in operative positlon or released therefrom.

A device constructed in accordancewith my invention is simple in construction, has

its track member displaceably mounted 1 whereby the brake beam can be installed or removed without the necessity of disassenr bling the parts of the device from each other or from the truckpart on which they are mounted, and the track member can be easily detached and replaced.

While I have shown and described the rangement of parts of my improved support can be made and substituted for those herein shown, without departing from the spirit of my invention. i

I claim:

. 1. A support for brake beams comprising in combinat-ion with a car truck part, a supporting member 'fixedly mounted thereon and extending over a brake beam, a flexible track member pivotally connected at one end. to said supporting member, and a manually movable element for engaging the inner end of said track member in fixed. relation with said car truck part.

2. In a car truck construct-ion, the combination of a car truck part, a supporting, member fixed thereto and extending over a brake beam, a resilient track member, a pin for pivotally engaging the outer end of said track member to said supporting member, and a manually displaceable member for engaging and locking the opposite end of said track member in operative position independently of said supporting member.

3. In a car truck construction, the combination with a car truck part, of a support for brake beams including. a track member pivotally supported at one end, and manually displaceable means carried by said car. truck part for engaging and supporting the inner end of said track member in operative position.

45.. In a car truck construction, the combination with a -car truck part, of a support for brake beams including a track member pivotally supported at one end, and yielding means forf engaging the opposite end of said track'member and maintaining said. track member in operative position. I

5. In a car truck construction, the combination with a car truck part, of a support for brake beams including a track member. pivotally supportedat one end, amounting fixed to said car truck part, and a spring member carried by said mountingfor engaging the free end of said track member and looking it in operatlve posltlon.

6. In a brake beam support, the Icombination with adisplaceablel track member pivota'lly supported at one end, ofa spring. actuated member for engaging the other end ofsaid track member and retaining it in operative position. r

- 7. In a brake beam support, the combina tion with a displaceable track member. piv-f otally supported at one end,ofautomatic member for automatically engaging-the I other end J of said. track member .asit is moved into functioning position and ing it in operative position.

9. In a brake beam support, the combination with a pivotally mounted, track member, of yielding means engageable by the. free .end of said track member .for aut0- matically engaging and locking saidtrack member as it is moved into functioning position in operative position.

. 10. A support for brake beams comprising a supporting member,.-adapted;.to[be. fixed to'acar truck part and provided with a bearing, a pin seated in said bearing, a. yielding track; member pivotall'y engaging lock; 1

said pin, and manua-llyreleasablev means for detachably engaging andlockingf the other end of said track member.

11. In. combination, a car truckpart, a brakev beam support member, means;.movably mounting. said member at a point spaced from said car truck part, and means on said truck part forautomatically engaging said member as it is moved into func-v tioning position. J J 12. In combination, a car .truckpart, .a brake beam support member, meansfpivotally mounting said' member at av .p'oint spaced from said car truck part, andmeans on said truck part for automatically engage ing said member. as itfis moved into functioning position. i; a 13. A brake beam support comprisinga memberadapted to be fixed to a truckpart and toiextend over a brake beam," an element engaging the unfixed end of said member and adapted to extend under said beam and to be moved relatively'to said member, without disengagement therefrom to a position in which said beam may be removed from the support, and means for securing said element to said truck part, said means being releasable Without affecting said member.

1%. A support for brake beams comprising a member adapted to be fixed to a car truck part, and a supporting element permanently assembled at one end With said member and having its opposite end detachably supported adjacent to said'truok part.

15. A support for brake beams compris- I ing a member adapted to extend outwardly from a car truck part and above the brake beam, and a supporting element pivotally secured to the outer end of said member and extending inwardly therefrom under the brake beam, and releasable means for supporting the inner end of said element and permitting the same to be moved from beam supporting position' wi'thout disassembly from said member.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature this 6th day of October, 1924:.

Y EDVIN Gr. BUSSE. 

